Midterm 1 Flashcards

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What is Process Design?

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Configuring inputs and resources in a way that provides value, enhances quality, and is productive.

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What is Process Management?

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The act of executing and controlling the productive functions of a firm.

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What is Process Control?

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The act of monitoring a process for its efficacy.

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What is Process Improvement?

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A proactive effort to enhance process performance

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What is Outsourcing?

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The act of moving production to a supplier.

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What is Nearsourcing?

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Moving production geographically closer to where products are sold.

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What is Sustainability?

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Proactively managing to save resources and to “green” production.

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Describe Supply Chain Management

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Firms cooperating to create value for customers.

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Describe Operations Management

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Managing transformation processes to convert inputs into products and services.

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What are three primary flows of a supply chain?

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Product flows, monetary flows, and information flows.

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Why are Service Supply Chains more complex?

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The customer is the buyer and the supplier

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Describe Combining supply chain and operations

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Moving internal operations to external suppliers, thus the transformation occurs from both us and the suppliers

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13
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What the Four I’s?

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Impacting, improving, innovating, and integrating.

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What is Upstream collaboration?

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Working and collaborating with suppliers

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15
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What is Porter’s Generic Strategies?

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Cost, Differentiation, and Focus

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Describe Fisher’s Supply Chain Alignment Model

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Efficient Supply Chains and Function Products - Match

Responsive Supply Chains and Interactive Products - Match

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Define agility

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The ability of a supply chain to respond quickly to short-term market changes.

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Define adaptability

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The capability to adjust a supply chain’s design (i.e., the supply network, manufacturing capabilities, and distribution network) to meet major structural shifts in the market.

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Define Order Winners

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Those attributes that differentiate a company’s products.

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Define Order Qualifiers

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Necessary attributes that allow a firm to enter into and compete in a market; a firm’s strategy must account for these necessities.

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Define Dynamic Capabilities

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Abilities that allow a firm to adapt quickly to market changes.

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What is a transactional relationship?

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A relationship in which the buyer has many supplier choices, does not need to share internal company information during the exchange, is purchasing a noncritical item, does not require technology innovation from the supplier, and does not expect to experience shortages in supply.

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What is a complementary relationship?

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A relationship that occurs when companies understand that their core competencies need another firm’s competencies in order to maintain world-class service.

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What is a synergistic relationship?

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A relationship between two companies who are committed to work together in a way that the result is greater than the sum of the individual parts.

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Define Profit impact
The result of either the sheer volume of spend for a particular item or the unique added value from an item.
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What does Increasing profitability through improved quality mean?
By providing better quality products that don't cost you more to purchase, you can increase your selling price and increase profitability
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Define Leverage items with regard to profit impact and supply risk
A purchased item that has the potential to affect profit, typically because it is associated with a high level of expenditures while also having many qualified sources of supply.
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Define Critical items with regard to profit impact and supply risk
A purchased good that can have a big effect on profitability but only has a few qualified suppliers.
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Define Routine items with regard to profit impact and supply risk
A basic item or supply.
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Define Bottleneck items with regard to profit impact and supply risk
A purchased item with few alternate sources of supply, typically due to complex specifications requiring complex manufacturing or service processes, new technology, or untested processes.
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When is Price Analysis useful?
This analysis is most useful when there are many suppliers available in the marketplace
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When is Cost Analysis useful?
When price analysis is impractical or when price analysis alone does not allow a buyer to reach the conclusion that a price is fair and reasonable
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When is Total Cost of Ownership Analysis useful?
When you want to identify all of the costs in your analysis of a purchase, not just the purchase price
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How do you calculate an effective price?
Take the difference of time between offers, calculate the daily cost of capital (annual divided by 365) Multiply number of days earlier x daily cost of capital x purchase price Add to purchase price
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What are the Total Cost of Ownership Categories?
Purchase Price, Acquisition Costs, Ownership Costs, Postownership Costs